The one thing that really feels different about being back in Singapore, other than climate, is the sunset. The picture above was taken in Tokyo at 3pm in the afternoon. For late-waking bums like yours truly, the winter days in Tokyo were over before they even began. Daytime seemed to last only five hours, from 11am (setting-out time) to 4pm (sunset).

It’s now 7.30pm in Singapore and the sun is still faintly visible in the horizon outside my window. The difference is especially jarring because Singapore’s official time zone is one hour ahead of its actual geographical location, making the sunset later than it should be.

It’s quite interesting what the international time zone system has done to some of our perceptions of time. Anyway, this has been a pointless post.